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Gall bladder distension with acute viral acalculous cholecystitis is a rare event in pediatric cases with a high incidence of perforation, gallbladder necrosis and mortality. We report a two and a half year old female child presenting with fever, vomiting, pain abdomen, mild hepatosplenomegaly and tenderness in right hypochondrium. Laboratory investigations revealed hyperbilirubinemia and elevated alkaline phosphatase, but there was no evidence of bacterial or parasitic infection. Serology for viral hepatitis suggested acute Hepatitis A infection. Ultrasonographically, distended inflamed gallbladder without calculous was observed. Finally acute acalculous cholecystitis due to Hepatitis A virus was diagnosed and the child responded to the conservative management.
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Suresh, D.R., Srikrishna, R., Nanda, S.K. et al. Acalculous gallbladder distension in a young child due to HAV infection: Diagnostic dilemma. Indian J Clin Biochem 24, 316–318 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12291-009-0059-1
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